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Passages in deserts that are filled with water during rains
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What happens during the masoon season?
It is one of the seasons after scorching summer and is welcomed by the people as it rain, rains and rains, sometimes with strong wings and thunderstorms.
Does the desert have any definite periods of extreme rainfall or drought?
Yes, deserts can have severe weather. Severe thunderstorms in the summer are a common occurrence in deserts of the United States. These often bring flooding rains, strong winds and hail. Dust storms are common in some deserts. Even snow storms or blizzards are not unheard of in deserts.
Why might the desert seem bare one day and green the next?
Plants need all the features to grow. In deserts, all the ungrown plants get sunlight etc. and all they need then is water. When it rains, the plants get water and they grow in just a night.
How do structures that are unique to plant cells help a cactus survive a harsh deserts climate?
Cacti have thick, waxy cuticles that stop water loss.
Does it rain in the desert southwest?
Yes, it rains in the desert southwest of the United States on occasion, especially during the monsoon which runs from June 15 through September 30.
What natural disaster can affect a desert?
Deserts are prone to occasional flash floods during unusually heavy rains.
Are salamanders found in the desert?
There are some salamanders that live in some deserts. In the deserts of the southwest United States the tiger salamander is found. However, it only emerges during heavy rains.
How does pollution affect deserts?
it affects it by the acidic rains
Does it rain in the deserts?
Yes, it rains in all deserts. However, some may go for hundreds of years without a drop.
Why are clouds black when it rains?
because they are filled with rain
Does wetland have precipitation?
Yes, because it rains and floods everywhere except deserts.
What is the name of a desert that has no rains?
The Atacama and the Antarctic Deserts rarely receive precipitation.
Do some deserts have rain during the year?
Nearly every desert remotely near an ocean--which is pretty much every one--rains at least once a year.
What are the misconceptions about deserts?
Misconceptions about deserts:1.) Nothing lives in a desert. 2.) Deserts are always hot. 3.) It never rains in a desert. 4.) There is nothing in a desert but sand and rock.
Do deserts often form a rain cloud?
no because it's dry and barley ever rains
Where it rains the least?
Chile, in South America in the Atacama Desert and Antarctica are the driest deserts on earth.
Why are most deserts not covered in sand?
a desert is a place where it rains less than 10 inches a year so some deserts are not sandy
